Beck The Farmer

Beck The Farmer Zambian farmer raising broilers, pigs & growing fresh veggies 🌾 Passionate about smart farming, community & sustainability.

Join me on the journey to feed the future! 🇿🇲

04/04/2025

🌿 The Importance of Good Bedding for Chicks! 🌿

At Lenhart Farms, we take bedding seriously! A good bedding choice keeps our chicks warm, comfortable, and healthy.

🔹 We use sawdust because it’s readily available and easy to access, but other great options include wood shavings or shredded paper.
🔹 The key is to avoid fine, dusty bedding—too much dust can cause respiratory issues for the chicks!

Why is bedding so important?
✅ Keeps the ground warm & cozy 🐥
✅ Absorbs moisture from droppings 💦
✅ Reduces ammonia buildup, keeping the air fresh 🌬

Keeping the bedding dry is just as important! Damp bedding can lead to health issues, so we regularly check and refresh it to keep our chicks happy.

What type of bedding do you prefer? Let us know in the comments! 👇

📒 Why Record-Keeping is a Game-Changer for Our Farm! 📒At Lenhart Farms, we take record-keeping seriously! Keeping track ...
03/04/2025

📒 Why Record-Keeping is a Game-Changer for Our Farm! 📒

At Lenhart Farms, we take record-keeping seriously! Keeping track of our flock helps us monitor growth, feed consumption, and overall farm progress. But that’s not all—good records help us calculate profit and loss, so we know if we’re on the right track! 📊

Here’s what we record religiously:

✅ Bedding – Whether it’s sawdust or wood shavings, we track how much we use.
✅ Feed – Every bag counts! Keeping track helps us understand how much our flock consumes.
✅ Medication & Vaccines – Healthy chicks mean a healthy farm!
✅ Heating – Whether it's charcoal or gas, we monitor usage in kgs to manage costs.
✅ Mortality Rate – It’s important to note any losses and investigate why.
✅ Sales – Of course, the fun part—counting how many birds we sell! 🐥💰

Without proper records, farming is just guesswork. With them, we see our farm’s progress, make better decisions, and grow smarter!

Do you keep farm records? Let us know in the comments! 👇

02/04/2025

🚨 Chick Update: 5 Days Old! 🐣 🚨

Our little chicks are growing fast! At just 5 days old, they are active, eating well, and getting stronger every day. Here’s what we’re doing to keep them happy and healthy:

🥣 Feeding: They’re on starter feed, and we go through 1 bag a day! It’s important they always have food available, but we also make sure they get fresh feed daily.

💧 Water: Clean, fresh water is a must! Just like us, chicks need to stay hydrated to stay healthy.

🔥 Warmth: We carefully monitor heat levels using a thermometer, especially at night. We use a combination of gas brooders and charcoal to keep them cozy.

🛏 Bedding: At 3 days old, we removed the newspapers, and now they’re on sawdust bedding—soft, absorbent, and perfect for little feet!

A good start is everything for these chicks, and we’re making sure they have the best care possible. Stay tuned for more updates! 🐥💛

17/03/2025

CABBAGE FARMING TIPS

Cabbage is a cool season crop which requires an optimum growth temperatures range of 15- 20° C.

Head formation reduced at temperatures higher than 25 degrees Celsius.

It requires adequate well distributed rainfall. Moisture levels are especially critical during the early stage of the crop growth.

If the levels are low, irrigation should be used to supplement and relive the moisture stress.

Choosing a variety

While making a choice on the variety to produce, a farmer need to consider several key factors among them the maturity duration, yield potential, tolerance and resistance to pests and diseases, good field holding capacity, uniform maturity to ensure a single harvest and preference in the market among other qualities.

Spacing

Plant spacing is important and depends with the variety and the choice of the farmer pegged on the market demands.

Varies with varieties: 60cm x 60cm for large-headed varieties, 60cm x 45cm for medium sized and 30cm x 30cm for small heads

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21/04/2024

10 Lesson to upcoming farmers.

1. Farming is not an option for lazy men, its a task for the strongest heated.

2) To be a successful farmer you should learn the market trend,know what sells best and where.

3) Farming needs Capital. Never start a project which you're not sure of its completion plan.

4) seasons are never the same, sometimes prices will heart break while in other season you will see your Mercedes Benz packed in your farm

5) Learn to be unique, never be a product of copy and paste.

6) consistency is the seal, let people know you at least for one product which never lack in your farm.

7) When youre aspiring to inspire make sure you invest in yourself, learn the art; visit other farmers and learn from them. Through this you will one day be the master.

8) Always remember customers will always but the cheapest in the market, but good quality products will set their own prices.

9) never loose focus even if you don't see yourself when you had anticipated.

10) Farming is never a get rich quick scheme, its a process which needs patience, determination and dedication.

14/12/2023

17 LAWS OF FARMING YOU SHOULD KNOW

1. Never target peak seasons, peak seasons come with their own challenges. Be a farmer not a gambler.

2. Choose at least two main crops and a rotational crop plan. Jumping from one crop to another is not right to your pocket.

3. Plan your farm and always have the crops at different age stages, to ensure constant supply.

4. No crop that is not profitable, just master the pro and cons of a particular crop.

5. Having a lot of many is not a licence to successful farming.

6. Have a spray and fertilizer plan and stick to it.

7. Never take advise from agrovets and agrochemical sales agent. Most of them are sales persons and not agronomists.

8.Try as much as possible to cut down on farm expenditure without compromising on produce quality.

9. Never hold back on a produce, if its a quick perishable product. Sell it at the prevailing prices.

10. Never plant a new seed on large scale before doing trials unless you have seen it somewhere.

11. Never entrust your million dollar idea against a farmhand, ensure you are present during critical stages of crop development untill marketing.

12. Never employ a close family member to manage your farm, most of them will fail you.

13. If you are neighbouring farmers plant same crop.

14. Never apply any farming information you get online, without consulting your agronomist.

15. Always have a farm plan.

16. Old is always good.
Most of the old seed varieties and chemicals will never disappoint you.

17. Passion in farming is key and will take you far.

Be smart with land usage .

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06/10/2023

Good Afternoon

Lenhart Butchery Now OpenWe have finally opened our first butchery here in kitwe. It is located at Junction Point Plaza ...
16/06/2023

Lenhart Butchery Now Open

We have finally opened our first butchery here in kitwe. It is located at Junction Point Plaza right opposite Bingiza Lodge, Mukuba Natwange, kitwe. It is a fully stocked butchery with fresh farm products.

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Farm C1, Sub Division Of Farm 2233, Zamtan
Kitwe

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